Ram Narayan is one of India’s leading sarangi players and innovators. He developed the sarangi into a solo classical instrument in the North Indian repertoire.
He is renowned for his distinctive style which has been emulated throughout India. At hia concerts he is sometimes be joined by his son, Brij Narayan (sarod), and his daughter, Aruna Narayan (sarangi), who are carrying on the legacy of their illustrious father. Brij Narayan is one of the finest sarod players of his generation; Aruna Narayan has the distinction of being the only female player of the sarangi.
Discography:
Ram Narayan – Sarangi (The Gramophone Company, 1950)
Ram Narayan – Sarangi Solo (The Gramophone Company, 1950)
Ram Narayan Plays Sarangi – The Indian Musical Instrument (A Treasure from Solomon’s Mines, 1957)
Ramnarain – Sarangi (The Gramophone Company, 1961)
Inde du Nord – Ragas du Matin et du Soir (1964)
Beat and Bow (The Gramophone Company, 1967)
Pandit Ram Narayan – Sarangi (The Gramophone Company, 1968)
Sarangi – The Voice of a Hundred Colors – Instrumental Music of North India (Nonesuch, 1968)
Pandit Ramnarain – Sarangi Recital (The Gramophone Company, 1970)
Inde du Nord – Pandit Ram Narayan – Sarangi (Ocora, 1971)
Master of the Sarangi – Classical Music of India (Nonesuch, 1975)
Raga Puria Kalyan (Amigo, 1975)
Ram Narayan (Stil, 1979)
Pandit Ram Narayan – The Sarangi Maestro (Polydor, 1981)
Stil’s Sunday Solo (Stil, 1984)
Ram Narayan en Concert (Ocora, 1984)
Rag Bhupal Tori, Rag Patdip (Nimbus, 1988)
Rag Lalit (Nimbus, 1989)
Rag Shankara, Rag Mala in Jogia (Nimbus, 1990)
Maestro’s Choice (Music Today, 1991)
Masters of Raga (Wergo, 1994)
Sarangee Wadan (Venus Records, 1995)
Immortal Essence (Universal Music India, 1997)
Sonorous Strings of Sarangi (Oriental, 1997)
Ragas Alhaiya Bilaval & Mishra Bhairavi (Nimbus, 2002)
Raga Jaunpuri and Raga Kafi Malhar (Zig-Zag Territories, 2002)
Swar Shikhar (Virgin Records, 2003)
The Legends of India (NA Classical Audio 2009)
DVD
Pandit Ram Narayan (Doordarshan Archives, 2013)
Author: Angel Romero
Angel Romero y Ruiz has dedicated his life to musical exploration. His efforts included the creation of two online portals, worldmusiccentral.org and musicasdelmundo.com. In addition, Angel is the co-founder of the Transglobal World Music Chart, a panel of world music DJs and writers that celebrates global sounds. Furthermore, he delved into the record business, producing world music studio albums and compilations. His works have appeared on Alula Records, Ellipsis Arts, Indígena Records and Music of the World.
